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This week, an insect larva found in the city of Moorhead, Minnesota, by the city forester and submitted for confirmation by Minnesota Department of Agriculture was determined to be emerald ash borer.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) awards for four projects. The awards totaling $700,000 were approved at the APUC quarterly meeting Feb. 16 in Mandan.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced Agriculture Diversification and Development (ADD) Fund awards for two projects. The awards totaling $326,000 were approved at the ADD quarterly meeting Feb. 16 in Mandan.

North Dakota has partnered with 23 other states in filing a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in North Dakota challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s newly revised definition of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS).

The North Dakota Department of Agriculture has scheduled a free training session for produce growers across the state.

BISMARCK, N.D. - The Cattle ID Subcommittee of the State Board of Animal Health will meet at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 7, in the State Capitol Building, 6th Floor Conference Room. 

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture is hosting a free online Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Training, in conjunction with North Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota, on Feb. 21, 2023, from 1 – 4 p.m

The North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission will meet at 11 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 16, at the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, 3201 Nygren Drive NW, Mandan, ND.

The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Peer Review Panel will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 22, at the North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s 14th floor conference room in the state Capitol, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck.

The Agriculture Diversification and Development Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 16, at the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, 3201 Nygren Drive NW, Mandan, ND.